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Chicago Cubs @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
2021-10-01 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 41618 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph R to L · 3:25
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 1st — Tyler O'Neill homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 6th — Trayce Thompson homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Matt Duffy scores. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 9th — Paul Goldschmidt singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Andrew Knizner scores. Edmundo Sosa to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Trayce Thompson homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Matt Duffy scores — worth 40% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
W: Giovanny Gallegos L: Tommy Nance SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Ryan Wills · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Will Little · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rafael Ortega | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Schwindel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ian Happ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Duffy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Trayce Thompson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Sergio Alcantara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Trent Giambrone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Erick Castillo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cory Abbott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Deichmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willson Contreras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johneshwy Fargas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Edman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Goldschmidt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler O'Neill | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Nolan Arenado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lars Nootbaar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Harrison Bader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Paul DeJong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Knizner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Dakota Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dylan Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edmundo Sosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Abbott | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
 Scott Effross | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Adbert Alzolay | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Nance | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Rowan Wick | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Hudson | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Genesis Cabrera | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 T. J. McFarland | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Reyes | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Andrew Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Giovanny Gallegos | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rafael Ortega: 8/F8D
- Frank Schwindel: 53/G56
- Ian Happ: 43/G4D
Bot 1
- Tommy Edman: 8/F8D
- Paul Goldschmidt: 6/P6D
- Tyler O'Neill: HR/F9D
- Nolan Arenado: K
Top 2
- Matt Duffy: S8/L78D
- Trayce Thompson: WP.1-2
- Trayce Thompson: 3/P3
- Sergio Alcantara: K
- Trent Giambrone: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Lars Nootbaar: 63/G4D
- Harrison Bader: 9/F9LS
- Paul DeJong: 9/F9LS
Top 3
- Erick Castillo: K
- Cory Abbott: S1/G25-
- Rafael Ortega: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Frank Schwindel: SB2
- Frank Schwindel: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Andrew Knizner: W
- Dakota Hudson: K+PO1(23)/DP
- Tommy Edman: 6/L6
Top 4
- Ian Happ: S9/L9S
- Matt Duffy: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Trayce Thompson: K
Bot 4
- Paul Goldschmidt: 63/G6
- Tyler O'Neill: HR/L7D
- Nolan Arenado: 8/F89D
- Lars Nootbaar: S9/L9S
- Harrison Bader: S8/L89S.1-3
- Paul DeJong: SB2
- Paul DeJong: 63/G6
Top 5
- Sergio Alcantara: W
- Trent Giambrone: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1
- Erick Castillo: 54(1)/FO/G6S.B-1
- Cory Abbott: K
Bot 5
- Andrew Knizner: K.BX1(23)
- Matt Carpenter: W
- Tommy Edman: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Paul Goldschmidt: SB2
- Paul Goldschmidt: K
Top 6
- Rafael Ortega: W
- Frank Schwindel: 14(1)3/GDP/G1-
- Ian Happ: W
- Matt Duffy: SB2
- Matt Duffy: W
- Trayce Thompson: HR/F78XD.2-H;1-H
- Sergio Alcantara: 63/G6M
Bot 6
- Tyler O'Neill: D7/L7D+
- Nolan Arenado: 43/G4+.2-3
- Lars Nootbaar: S8/G4M+.3-H
- Harrison Bader: K+CS2(24)/DP
Top 7
- Trent Giambrone: 7/F7
- Erick Castillo: S6/G56
- Greg Deichmann: K
- Rafael Ortega: S8/G4M.1-2
- Frank Schwindel: K
Bot 7
- Paul DeJong: 9/F89
- Andrew Knizner: 7/L7D
- Dylan Carlson: S5/BG56S-
- Tommy Edman: 3/G3
Top 8
- Ian Happ: 8/L8
- Matt Duffy: HP
- Trayce Thompson: W.1-2
- Sergio Alcantara: K
- Trent Giambrone: K
Bot 8
- Paul Goldschmidt: 8/F8XD+
- Tyler O'Neill: E4/G6M.B-1
- Nolan Arenado: K+SB2
- Lars Nootbaar: IW
- Harrison Bader: K
Top 9
- Willson Contreras: D9/L9L
- Johneshwy Fargas: 1/BP1S-
- Rafael Ortega: S7/L7.2XH(72);B-2
- Frank Schwindel: 63/G6M
Bot 9
- Paul DeJong: 43/G4
- Andrew Knizner: W
- Edmundo Sosa: S8/G4M+.1-2
- Tommy Edman: 63/G6M.2-3;1-2
- Paul Goldschmidt: S7/L7L.3-H;2-3
Notes & reviews
- Cubs challenged call that Nootbaar was safe at 2nd; call overturned - caught stealing